Awful, awful naval battles......

[Dogfish]

Brigs and sloops get disbanded at the start of every campaign and i never recruit them afterward... what's the point?

It's a damn shame that there is zero incentive to ever build a brig or sloop. They really are worthless until there's some changes to the naval combat.

I took 4 sloops up against a Fluyt and got dominated. I thought I was gonna win. I was raking all over the place, but the fluyt had full green bars on port and starboard at the end of the battle. A trade ship should not be able to take 4 military vessels.

[Miracle]

A trade ship should not be able to take 4 military vessels.

A light galley shouldn't be able to carry a full stack of troops either, but this is a game and not a historical simulation.

i know its a minor point but navies are restricted to 14 ships i believe at least in my camp i could never have more than 14 ships in a stack.

In the beginning you are restricted to 6 ships/stack. I believe the limit increases as naval infrastructure/technology increases, but it could be some other factor as well.

[Dayve]

I saw a pirate fleet with every slot filled up, i know i did.

[TB666]

It's a damn shame that there is zero incentive to ever build a brig or sloop. They really are worthless until there's some changes to the naval combat.

I wouldn't say that.
I found brigs to be very useful if you need a quick fleet.
They only take one turn to build and if you got multiple shipyards you can build a big fleet up in no time.
Sure it wouldn't be the world's most powerful fleet but enough to keep medium fleets at bay.

[MrWhipple]

I wouldn't say that.
I found brigs to be very useful if you need a quick fleet.
They only take one turn to build and if you got multiple shipyards you can build a big fleet up in no time.
Sure it wouldn't be the world's most powerful fleet but enough to keep medium fleets at bay.

I have also found sloops and brigs useful in the same way that they were used in period, as communication ships. I use them on the strategic board to ferry gentlemen, rakes, priests and troops around where there are no bad guys about.